Artists

Anne Queffelec (piano)
Gaspard Dehaene (piano)

About

The musical France of the Belle Époque and interwar period found refuge in the exhilaration of rhythm; but, in that ‘dance age’, it was only one short step from celebrations to nostalgic reverie. Anne Queffélec invites us to a crepuscular ball where dance, in its contrasted forms, becomes the medium for her meditations.

Reviews of MIR189: Satie & Compagnie“Queffelec has crafted an inpired 80-minute sequence anchored around some of Satie’s best-known works … Just wonderful!” - Classical Music, February 2013

“This musical jardin a la francaise is dedicated to the memory of Brigitte Engerer, whose death in June last year Anne Queffelec heard of on the very morning she began recording this disc...That is not to say that it's all doom and gloom. Far from it. There are plenty of Gallic high spirits...Altogether an enchanting disc with which to mark your 65th birthday.” - Gramophone Magazine, April 2013

“Queffelec has a knack for stimulating programmes and this is no exception...Queffelec's personality is stamped on every note of this generously filled and enjoyable disc.” - BBC Music Magazine, May 2013 ****